CVE-2019-16399 is a critical broken authentication vulnerability affecting Western Digital WD My Book World and My Book World II devices running firmware version 1.02.12 and earlier. An unauthenticated attacker can directly access the /admin/ directory, enabling SSH and logging in with default credentials, leading to full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.02.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_firmware:*:*:world_ii:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.